BAHIRAH LTD

💤Zombieactive
09840246 · ltd · incorporated 2015-10-26
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
year to Jul 2024
Net worth
book net assets
Opportunity
74/100
Strong
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What this business does
Primary activity: Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores
Sector: Wholesale & retail
Investor take
Pursue
Strong opportunity: active trading company with strong profile and bankable structure.

Opportunity 74/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. High owner-dependency — earn-out structure likely required for clean transition. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (58/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (79/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
2 officers (1 active, 2 linked, 2 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
32 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
74/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
55
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
Net Worth
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
£0£0£0£0£0£0Jul 2023Jul 2024

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown
Metric2024-07-312023-07-31

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (21 events)Click to expand
  1. 2025-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  2. 2024-07-14
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  3. 2024-04-30
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  4. 2024-01-10
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  5. 2024-01-09
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  6. 2023-08-31
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  7. 2022-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  8. 2021-04-28
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  9. 2020-12-05
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  10. 2020-08-31
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    change-account-reference-date-company-current-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  11. 2019-11-21
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  12. 2019-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
    accounts · AA
  13. 2019-10-10
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    change-account-reference-date-company-previous-shortened
    accounts · AA01
  14. 2018-11-21
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2018-09-08
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    gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
    gazette · DISS40
  16. 2018-09-04
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    gazette-notice-compulsory
    gazette · GAZ1
  17. 2018-05-09
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    change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
    address · AD01
  18. 2016-10-01
    ISRAR-UL-HAQ, Ateya appointed
    director
  19. 2016-10-01
    ISRAR UL HAQ, Mohammad Sahad resigned
    director
  20. 2015-10-26
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    Company incorporated
    As BAHIRAH LTD
  21. 2015-10-26
    ISRAR UL HAQ, Mohammad Sahad appointed
    director

Owner dependency

75/100
High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS
  • +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.

Succession & seller-readiness

45/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mrs Ateya Israr-Ul-Haq
Individual · British · DOB 11/1972 · age 54
75100%
75–100%board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control25/10/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2015-10-26
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC47710 — Retail sale of clothing in specialised stores

Registered office

59 Festing Street
Stoke-On-Trent
ST1 2HY
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2026-07-31
Last made up to: 2024-07-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-11-06
Last: 2025-10-23

Officers (1 active · 1 resigned)

ISRAR-UL-HAQ, Ateya
director · ~54y · appointed 2016-10-01
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Active
ISRAR UL HAQ, Mohammad Sahad
director · ~36y · appointed 2015-10-26 · resigned 2016-10-01
Resigned

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Recent filings (32 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-11-06
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2025-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-12-23
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-07-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2024-04-30
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-02-16
gazette-filings-brought-up-to-date
gazette · DISS40
2024-01-10
gazette-notice-compulsory
gazette · GAZ1
2024-01-09
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2023-08-31
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-11-14
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2022-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2021-11-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2021-04-28
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2020-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-unaudited-abridged
accounts · AA
2020-12-05